Andre Varner

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About Andre Varner

I have been in management for over 23 years. I have directly managed over forty associates to currently managing training programs that over 100,000 associates are responsible for completing. I have a gift to take complicated processes and bring them to a level that anyone can understand. I have true patience and allow the people I lead and/or teach to make mistakes in order to learn. I empower people to make decisions based on fact and knowledge and then to own results of those decisions rather a positive or negative outcome conforms. I am able to work with all levels of a company to help them learn or to help develop projects with highly successful results. When I was a store manager, I managed a store that was around many other businesses starting their associates out at higher wages than I was paying. Yet, I was one of the few stores in my district that didn't have a problem keeping associates or hiring talent when the need arose. As I mentioned above, I empowered my people - all of my people included the person working at the entry levels. I treated all associates like part of the business, and I took the time to not only tell them but show them how what they did impacted every aspect of the daily growth of the store. I want to continue growing in Training and Development. I want to become part of local chapters of Training and Development and learn from the interactions with others in my position. Additionally, I would like to grow within my company in whatever capacity that my talent would benefit.

Professional History

Training Development Specialist

Full-time Employee

From Dec 1999 to Present

I was promoted into Rite Aid's Headquarters in Camp Hill, PA as a Training Development Specialist. In my current position I am responsible for developing and teaching training programs for Store, Region Offices, Field Management, Distribution Centers, and Corporate Associates (over 100,000 associates). After the initial training effort, I am responsible to evaluate and improve programs to always get the best return on the company's investment. Additionally, I offer ongoing support for all training efforts set forth by our department.

StaffWorks Trainer

Full-time Employee

From Sep 1999 to Dec 1999

During this short time frame I traveled across the United States teaching a scheduling software called StaffWorks. This software was the first time Rite Aid had a consistent way of scheduling their store associates. I was promoted in December 1999 to Rite Aid's Headquarters in Camp Hill, PA.

Store Training Manager

Full-time Employee

From Sep 1995 to Sep 1999

I started with Rite Aid as a Management Trainee, worked for several months out of training as a Store Assistant Manager, and then became a Store Manager. During the year that followed, I was a Integration Specialist during the acquisition of Thrifty Payless on the West Coast. Shortly after I went on to be an Integration Specialist for the acquisition of K&B/Harco Pharmacies in the south. I worked for several months after the initial integration as a Merchandising Specialist before coming back to a store as a Store Training Manager.